Table 2.

Biochemical and physiological characteristics of C. funkei T₃-5

Characteristic	Result	Characteristic	Result	Characteristic	Result
Acid fermentation of:		Phosphatidylcholine	−	10% NaCl	−
Glucose	+	Tween 80	−	Acid medium	−
Maltose	+	Amylum	−	Other test:
D-Xylose	+	Cellulose	+	Motility	−
Galactose	+	Xylan	−	Catalase test	+
D-Sorbitol	−	Nitrate reduction	+	Methyl red test	+
D-Raffinose	+	Organic acid	+	Urease test	+
Sucrose	+	Yeast cell	−	V-P test	−
Glycerol	+	Growth on:		Oxidase test	−
Hydrolysis of:		2%, 5% NaCl	+	Congo red tolerance	+
Gelatin liquefaction	+	7% NaCl	(+)

+, Positive; −, negative; (+), weakly positive.